Before our house hold effects arrived, our dining room in our new apartment in Mumbai looked like in the photo below. We moved into a furnished apartment which we have no say in what we would like to have. Honestly, it was a mere luck that we got assigned to live in an apartment that I fell in love with from the moment we moved in. It was a big contrast in the housing we had in Jakarta, Indonesia, which I fell in love with after I did a lot of work to decorate, but its bare state when we first moved in was nothing fancy like this. You can find my posts about my home in Jakarta, Indonesia under Interior Design.
I must say that I had a good material to work with and anyone can probably make this look nice. Having a good design that was already in the apartment helped me with setting up my home. Can you guess my favorite color?
I didn’t get all of these in one day. I have collected the white plates in the span of 8 years. A lot of them came from the discount dinnerware shops in Jakarta, Indonesia.
My husband likes antique maps. These are maps of Indonesia, our previous home for 3 years. I love the look of the gray guitar that my husband has. I found it in Okinawa, Japan and I am so glad I bought it for him although it tends to be a decorative piece as my husband plays the other acoustic guitar he owns.
One of the most recent favorite items in my home is these white Matryoshka Measuring Cups shown in the photo below from my friend, Anita. Thank you, Anita!! She got them for me as a farewell gift from Jakarta. I’ve never mentioned to her that I had wanted them for a while. It was like as though she read my mind! I love them so much that I have to use them as my decor.
The silver trees are my purchase at Inacraft 2013 in Jakarta. Originally I had an idea to use them as jewelry hangers in my bedroom, but I like them in our dining room at the moment.
My inspirations come from the photos I have pinned in my Pinterest Interiors I Heart board. Below are some examples of where I got ideas from for the dining room.
IDEAS & INSPIRATIONS
via GLAMOUR
>via Susanna Vento & Emmas Designblogg
via Alexandra Angle Interior Design
It makes it easier for me to entertain as well to have plates and cups near the table. The only thing is that they can collect dust and I have to rinse the dishes that I don’t use often before using, but other than that, I love the idea of seeing what I love everyday.
very cute! 🙂
You’ve done a great job! What a lucky thing to land in a place with such good bones! I’m happy for you!
Right? I am grateful as it’s not always the case. Thank you for coming by!
Very nice dining room
Thank you!! I appreciate your kind comment!!
Ｋａｈｏさんのブログに懐かしい～～～～ ＾＿＾
Different place but saw familiar stuff giving a different feeling.
And the map decor is inspiring one !
そう言っていただけて、とても嬉しいです〜！！アンティークの地図って可愛いですよね！うちにはインドネシアからの物が結構たくさんあって、懐かしくなります！
I really really love how you decorated and styled your homes, Kaho-san =))
very neat but artistic XD
Thank you, Chelle!
Kaho, sugooii! Looks like something out of a Japanese home interior magazine! I want to hire you to decorate my place. 🙂 I see now that sticking to a few colors makes a huge difference. Our household things are so many different colors that it doesn’t have the same clean, uniformed look as yours.
I love the lighting too…I’m obsessed with good natural light!
Hi, Joy! You think so? Thank you! I collected what I love and they end up being white. White is easy because if something breaks, you can replace it. I love good natural light, too!
Hi Kaho, i’m your blog’s absolute new fans since i accidentally read your post about Arab Street. I love photography too (although i dont know how to take good picture, haha) and that fashion post of your kids and you are so nice to read, travelling is my passion too, reading all your post and it’s like i found my soul sister!!!
I wish you still live in Jakarta as my office is close to the area and Koi become my staple place for good food as well.. Xoxo
Hi! Thank you for your very nice heartwarming comment about my blog! I wish I was still in Jakarta sometimes although I do enjoy and love my new adventure in Mumbai, India. Indonesia always has a special place in my heart! I’m glad you’re enjoying KOI Kemang! I wish I was able to move KOI to Mumbai. 🙂
So beautiful, I love it! And I have the same measuring cups 🙂 One note though, in Russian, these dolls are called Matryoshka. “Babushka” means Grandma, or an old lady, like an “obaachan”. It’s a weird Western misconception to get the two mixed up, I don’t get why that happened.
Thank you for leaving me a comment, Annya!! I’m honored! Thanks also for pointing this out!! I would rather use what the Russians use! Now you pointed out, I do have seen them named as Matryoshka. Now I’m going to edit my post so that people will see the correct name. Thank you!!!
Amazing!
Thanks!!
かほちゃんのセンスの良さとクリエイティビティにはいつも感心させられます。このダイニングは北欧風ですっきりまとまっていますね。ところでティーカップセットが素敵なのですが、どこで入手したの？
Eriさん、ありがとう！！！北欧大好きなので、そう言って頂けると嬉しいな〜！！ティーカップセットはインドネシア人の人が始めたブランドでTulisanと言います。彼女の商品はアメリカ専門のオンラインショップでアメリカでも手に入るんですよ！でもティーカップは販売されていないかもしれない。